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todshu

·Jan 20, 2021

Just got my 135.010 back from service.
I also got my PO back from service.
I´m still waiting for my constellation 168.005 which also had a service, he changed the crystal, but the the one he put on is very tall and looks wrong for the watch (eventhough it´s the original one) so i asked him if he could find a crystal that is less tall.
If anyone knows which crystal fits a 168.005 without being so tall, i would be gratefull.

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vlaspri

·Jan 21, 2021

Is this the white guilloche dial? Never seen in person one of these and it looks really great.

 

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Edward53

·Jan 21, 2021

Beautiful.

 

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todshu

·Jan 21, 2021

Thanks.

I´m not sure what the dial is called.

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SkunkPrince

·Jan 21, 2021

This is what you need for your Constellation:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-Plex...715027&hash=item1c8280db48:g:WhMAAOSw5UZY8ncU

You can ask the seller to take a picture of the profile. Sternkreuz also makes compatible crystals but it's hard to tell whether one of theirs would fit any better.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Jan 21, 2021

It occurs to me you didn't say what color your case is but if you have a white dial, it might have come with a silver-colored tension ring anyways. But a gold-ring crystal would be a PX 5015.

 

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todshu

·Jan 21, 2021

Thanks for the reply.
I´s a SS case.

The watchmaker i use is a certified omega watchmaker, he says that the tall crystal is the right crystal for my watch (i believe him as i have seen other similar constellations with the same crystal), i can´t however imagine that it came with such a tall crystal from new (back in the sixties).
I would rather have a "flat" non original crystal, than the tall one which in my opinion makes the watch look weird.

I may look into Sternkreuz and see what they got.

Thanks again for your help.

 

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amcclell

·Jan 21, 2021

vlaspri

Is this the white guilloche dial? Never seen in person one of these and it looks really great.

I would call it a linen dial. It is a stunning watch, indeed!

 

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SkunkPrince

·Jan 21, 2021

The problem really is the tension ring. You must have it, and the people making crystals with tension rings are making them a little taller because that also makes them stronger. Trust me, I feel your pain. I had an original crystal in a 2627 but I was swapping cases and it didn't survive my watchmaker's attempt to remove it (and good thing, really).

The crystal is 30.60mm diameter, so you can look around for a lower-domed tension ring crystal but you might not find one. But, you never know, I found a NOS tension ring crystal for my 166.010 that sits pretty low.

 

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todshu

·Jan 21, 2021

Thanks again SkunkPrince.
I think i´m better off leaving it to the watchmaker, in worst case i will just have to get used to it.